Modern Salafism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ahl_al-Hadith
gptkb:Wahhabism
gptkbp:controversy influence on global jihadism
accusations of extremism
debates over political participation
links to militant groups
gptkbp:coreBelief rejection of religious innovation (bid'ah)
return to practices of the Salaf
strict monotheism
emphasis on Quran and Sunnah
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Sufi_Muslims
Traditional Sunni scholars
gptkbp:emergedIn late 19th century
gptkbp:emphasizes following the example of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions
purity of faith
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Quietist_Salafism
gptkb:Jihadi_Salafism
gptkb:Political_Salafism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Modern Salafism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ibn_Taymiyyah
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab
early Muslim generations
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz
gptkb:Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Salih_al-Uthaymeen
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sufism
philosophical theology (kalam)
sectarianism
blind following (taqlid)
folk religious practices
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:ijtihad_(independent_reasoning)
literal interpretation of scripture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Islamism
gptkb:Hanbali_school
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:media
missionary organizations
Islamic universities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zahiri_school
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7